We feature videos by artists from Brazil and Costa Rica and the Toomai Quintet live in New York.

Homicide rates have fallen steadily in recent years, but over a third of Brazil's public believe that violence has increased since Lula took office.

We feature videos online from Brazil, Costa Rica, and Peru.

Brazil’s president has restored his country’s international reputation, but his provocative gestures are bedeviling progress on his top goals.

The Mexican and Brazilian singers are "soul sisters" who make music "deeply rooted in tradition." AS/COA interviewed the artists.

We feature videos by Federico Díaz & Silvia Iriondo and Sonya Headlam & Rebecca Cypess, while Mônica Salmaso & Magos Herrera are live in New York.

In an era of surprisingly persistent poverty and hunger, some communities are making progress.